Monthly Archives: September 2009

Modern Family — one of this season's best new shows

Posted on 09/26/2009 by amitha

Modern Family on ABC is easily one of the season’s best. The first episode was hands down hilarious. I don’t think there was one single character who didn’t make me laugh (and that includes the children). Basically the show follows … Continue reading →

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Eastwick on ABC — preliminary review

Posted on 09/24/2009 by amitha

Eastwick is basically about three women who want their lives to change and end up having the power to change them…through magic. I can’t quite decide whether I like this show or not. The premise is a little silly and … Continue reading →

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Accidentally On Purpose – kinda dumb yet somehow still interesting

Posted on 09/22/2009 by amitha

Accidentally on Purpose on CBS stars Dharma and Greg actress Jenna Elfman as a 37-year-old woman named Billie who has a one-night-stand with a 20-something guy named Zack (played by Jon Foster) and gets pregnant. My main reason for watching … Continue reading →

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Umberto Eco discusses the decline of handwriting

Posted on 09/21/2009 by amitha

(via @bookninja) Umberto Eco dates the decline of handwriting back to the invention of the ballpoint pen rather than the computer. He also asks the question: “Why should we regret the passing of good handwriting? I think this is an … Continue reading →

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TBL — Sex, Drugs, Fashion, and Gossip

Posted on 09/21/2009 by amitha

I finally got around to watching The Beautiful Life on CW and let me tell you, I was not disappointed. It’s a show about models in NYC and it’s everything you expect: sex, drugs, fashion, and gossip. Now that Gossip … Continue reading →

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Defying gravity ep 8

Posted on 09/20/2009 by amitha

Finally by episode 5 I really liked this show. Unfortunately I got to the cliffhanger ending only to find out that the show may be cancelled. NOO!! I hate it when that happens!!

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Glee #3 — hooray! it didn't suck!

Posted on 09/19/2009 by amitha

The tokens got a bigger part (or 2 out of 4 of them did anyway) and the performances were interesting and (mostly) tasteful. The one song that was a little raunchy (“I want to sex you up”) was more silly … Continue reading →

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Harvard Book Store to offer Espresso…

Posted on 09/18/2009 by amitha

…book machine that is! Check out http://www.harvard.com/bookmachine/ for more info. They’re also having a machine naming contest so email your ideas to them by Sept. 24th. As previously posted, here is a video of the machine in action:

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I'm baaack! and Community's mediocre first episode

Posted on 09/18/2009 by amitha

I’m back from vacay and have a whole DVR full of shows to catch up on. Ain’t life grand? Let’s start off with Community. The first Community episode was…well…just okay. There were a couple of laugh-out-loud moments, but mostly I … Continue reading →

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Vacay! and Launch My Line

Posted on 09/11/2009 by amitha

i’m going on vacation next week, so I won’t be posting anything or participating in #projectrunway or #topchef tweetchats. I’m pretty sure this is a good thing. Anyway, I was trying to set my DVR today to start taping the … Continue reading →

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